Community-Based Therapist

Nexus Family Healing; Minot (ND); On-site; USD 64,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Hybrid remote work

Licensure supervision

TF-CBT training

PTO

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing in Minot, North Dakota, invites applications for a Community Based Therapist to provide trauma-informed therapy to youth in the child welfare system and to support foster families and biological relatives. The role is part of a multidisciplinary wrap-around team with licensure supervision and access to TF-CBT training at no cost.

Starting salaries range from $64,000+ for intermediary therapists to $67,000+ for fully licensed therapists, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus and hybrid

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or clinically related field.
• LPC, LPCC, MSW, or LMFT licensure required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass DHS/DCFS/CJIS/DHHS or other background checks.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse individuals or communities.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a trauma-informed environment.
• Develop Individual and Family Treatment Plans with youth and families.
• Provide youth-focused, strength-based therapy with families and foster families.
• Participate in quarterly CFTM and treatment team meetings.
• Assist in crisis responses as needed.
• Coordinate aftercare with family and social service providers.
• Engage educational, legal, and community supports to inform treatment.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Team collaboration

Youth engagement

Crisis response

Education

Master’s degree in social work/psychology/clinically related field

Job description

Nexus Family Healing has an exciting opportunity for a Community Based Therapist role supporting our Minot, ND office! This position will provide mental health therapy services to youth within the child welfare system as well as their foster care providers, biological families or other natural supports. We are looking for an energetic, compassionate therapist to support the unique needs of children and families. The Community Based Therapist works as part of a multi-disciplinary wrap-around team in order to provide the most comprehensive and full-service support to clients. At Nexus Family Healing, clinicians are supported with free licensure supervision, TF-CBT training and other evidence-based modality training at no cost to the employee. Our commitment is to ensuring clinicians are trained and supported in order to offer high-quality, evidence-based therapy services to children and families in North Dakota. “At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.”

Schedule/Pay/Location

• Starting Salary - $64,000+ for intermediary therapist level; $67,000+ for fully licensed therapist
• $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Hybrid remote (community and home-based) in the Minot, North Dakota area!
• Manageable caseload sizes
• Flexibility in scheduling based upon client needs
• Limited crisis on-call required

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include

• FREE Clinical supervision is provided to clinical candidates seeking licensure
• Advanced training opportunities in evidenced-based modalities such as TF-CBT, EMDR etc. Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Additional paid holidays
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Primary Responsibilities

• Creates and drives a trauma-informed environment
• Collaboration with youth and family and team to develop an Individual and Family Treatment Plan
• Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy models with youth, their families and foster families.
• Participate in all treatment team meetings and coordinate quarterly CFTM (child and family team meetings)
• Participate in needed crisis responses
• Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition
• Work with team member of the treatment team to engage all desired and necessary family members, educational, legal, community, and social service providers (as well as all-natural supports that the youth and family identify) to gather all necessary information to inform and support the treatment process
• Ensures that all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner according to policy and regulated statutes

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or clinically related field
• LPC, LPCC, of MSW, or LMFT Licensure required
• Valid driver’s license required
• Must successfully pass a DHS/DCFS/CJIS/DHHS/ODHS or other federal and state criminal background check
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Nice To Have

• Experience working with at-risk youth and families facing mental health or behavioral health challenges

Travel

• Regular business travel to family homes, community locations, and referral sites required

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility
• All client-facing Nexus employees must successfully participate and complete a Handle With Care behavior intervention method exam and training

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

Our ICARE Values

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards